George said he has accepted a total of $1,000 in campaign contributions from Rogers Group – $500 in 2000 and $500 in 2004.

“That is not why I spoke about them,” he said. “I want Limestone County to know that they should demand these things if they put a quarry here.”

Butler could not be reached for comment Friday on the new legislation the delegation is creating.

Currently, Limestone County leaders cannot control whether a company builds a rock quarry, a high school or any other facility in the county, as long as it meets environmental regulations, because the county does not have home rule. Home rule would give the county zoning control. Limestone voters rejected the idea of home rule in 2004.